Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 17, 2026

Shoupon ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how our Chrome extension and website collect, use, and safeguard your information.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information Collected by the Extension

When you use the Shoupon browser extension, we collect the following information only on supported product pages:

• Product page content: Product name, price, and related details extracted from the page DOM on supported retailer websites (Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Best Buy, Newegg).
• Page URL: The URL of the product page you are viewing, used solely to identify the product.

We do not collect:

• Your browsing history or activity on non-product pages
• Personal identification information (name, email, address)
• Payment or financial information
• Cookies or tracking identifiers for advertising

1.2 Information Collected via the Website

When you use our contact form, we collect:

• Your name and email address
• The subject and content of your message

This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Price comparison: Product information is sent to our servers to search for and compare prices across supported retailers.
• AI-powered matching: We use artificial intelligence to verify that compared products are the same item, ensuring accurate results.
• Service improvement: Aggregated, anonymized usage data may be used to improve our comparison algorithms.
• Customer support: Contact form submissions are used to respond to your questions and feedback.

3. Data Processing and AI

Shoupon uses third-party AI services (such as OpenAI) to process product information for matching and comparison purposes. Product data sent to these services is:

• Limited to product names, prices, and descriptions (no personal data)
• Not used to train AI models
• Processed in accordance with the service provider's data processing agreements

4. Data Storage and Retention

• Price comparison sessions: Product comparison data is stored temporarily and automatically expires after 1 hour.
• Contact messages: Messages submitted through our contact form are retained until your inquiry is resolved, after which they may be deleted.
• No persistent user profiles: We do not create or maintain user profiles or accounts for extension users.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties, except:

• Service providers: We use AI and search services to power our comparison features. Only non-personal product data is shared with these providers.
• Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights.

6. Extension Permissions

The Shoupon extension requests the following Chrome permissions:

• activeTab: To access product page content on the currently active tab
• storage: To store extension settings locally on your device
• scripting: To inject content scripts that read product information
• tabs: To manage tabs for competitor price checking
• alarms: To schedule periodic status updates

These permissions are used solely for the price comparison functionality and are not used for tracking or advertising.

7. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the information we process, including:

• HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
• Limited data collection (only what is necessary for the service)
• No storage of sensitive personal information

8. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Uninstall the extension at any time to stop all data collection
• Request deletion of any contact form data by emailing us
• Request information about what data we have collected

9. Children's Privacy

Shoupon is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify users of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us.